Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 147

The fourth floor was a little more active. There were many more people here, and seemingly, not all of them were gang members.

The first room they entered had two gang members inside, which Rayne quickly disposed of. The room next door, however, was filled with captives.

The room itself was smaller than an average conference room but was filled with over 30 people. There were women and children, along with just regular civilian men. Rayne didn’t understand what the gang needed these people for.

She quietly entered the room and saw everyone huddled together to stay warm. Everyone’s face was full of fear or hopelessness.

"Why have they captured you?" asked Rayne. She wanted to know the motives behind such actions.

One of the older women looked over at Rayne. "I’m not exactly sure. They didn’t tell us directly. But I did overhear some of them talking. They made it sound like they’re transporting us somewhere."

Rayne frowned. She felt even more resolved to get rid of this entire gang if they were acting like slave traders.

"Hang tight. We’ll be back to free you guys. Just be ready when the time comes," Rayne announced in a quiet voice.

The people looked at her with hope, and one young girl even walked up to her.

"Please, free my dad! They took him away. I don’t know where they took him!" she cried.

One of the other women quickly came over and hugged the girl, patting her on the back. Rayne looked at the crying girl and knelt down. "Don’t worry. We’ll find your dad and bring him back."

The little girl wiped her tears and smiled, hearing the promise.

Rayne looked at the rest of the people in the room. They were all freezing and starving, so she quickly pretended to leave the room, then walked back in, carrying two big bags.

One of the bags was filled with a variety of snacks and water, while the other bag was filled with blankets, hats, scarves, and coats.

"Here, please distribute this amongst yourselves. We’ll be back to lead you out once the rest of the gang members are taken care of," said Rayne.

Everyone quickly scrambled to the bags, excited to see food and warm clothing. While they spread the items around, Rayne walked out of the room with Julian.

They quickly killed the remaining gang members on this floor and headed upstairs to the fifth floor.

This floor was where the laboratory was. It was split into two different areas with a small passageway in between.

The section closest to the stairs was empty, but Rayne could see light coming from the other section.

She and Julian quietly walked into the empty section and crouch-walked toward the connecting point to peek at what was going on.

The first thing she saw was a number of scientists working with various chemistry equipment with fear in their eyes.

There was a very tall and lanky man sitting on one of the tables with a crazy expression on his face.